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Chitonophilidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Order
  
Cyclopoida

Higher classification
  
Poecilostomatoida

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Subclass
  
Copepoda

Scientific name
  
Chitonophilidae

Rank
  
Family

Similar
  
Copepod, Crustacean, Poecilostomatoida

The Chitonophilidae are a family of parasitic copepods, with these genera:

  • Chitonophilus Avdeev & Sirenko, 1991
  • Cocculinika Jones & Marshall, 1986
  • Cookoides Avdeev & Sirenko, 1994
  • Ischnochitonika Franz & Bullock, 1990
  • Lepetellicola Huys, Lopez-Gonzalez, Roldan & Luque, 2002
  • Leptochitonicola Avdeev & Sirenko, 1991
  • Leptochitonoides Avdeev & Sirenko, 2005
  • Nucellicola Lamb, Boxshall, Mill & Grahame, 1996
  • Tesonesma Avdeev & Sirenko, 1994
  • References

    Chitonophilidae Wikipedia